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Horizontal gene transfer, an Uncommon card
Horizontal gene transfer or lateral gene transfer is the movement of genetic material between organisms other than by the transmission of DNA from parent to offspring.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 182
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 77,000
Ranked #682 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Horizontal gene transfer quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Horizontal gene transfer card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
HGT is an ______ factor in the evolution of many organisms.
Answer
important. HGT is an important factor in the evolution of many organisms. From the Horizontal gene transfer article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Komodo dragon. Komodo dragon 1,000,000 · Wetland 160,000 · Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis 97,000 · Horizontal gene transfer 77,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- HGT is an important factor in the evolution of many organisms.
- HGT is influencing scientific understanding of higher-order evolution while more significantly shifting perspectives on bacterial evolution.
- Horizontal gene transfer is the primary mechanism for the spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and plays an important role in the evolution of bacteria that can degrade novel compounds such as human-created pesticides and in the evolution, maintenance, and transmission of virulence.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Horizontal gene transfer article was read about 77,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 89 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Horizontal gene transfer
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Horizontal gene transfer (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Andrew Z. Colvin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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